kill3ducks1deer
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Recent Rain
With the recent rain we have had is Laurel hill creek going to be fishable Sunday afternoon? If you happen to leave near there and drive by today or early tomorrow, could you tell me your thoughts. I would hate to waste the trip if it high and muddy. Thanks ahead of time.
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RE: Recent Rain
2012/03/03 08:44:27
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RE: Recent Rain
2012/03/03 09:45:55
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Well it does a little. I didn't realize there was one for the creek, but what is high and what is unfishable?
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RE: Recent Rain
2012/03/03 09:46:09
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Laurel Hill was running at 845 CFS as of 8:30 am Saturday. Thats alot of water. I generally won't fish Laurel if its above 400 CFS. The Yough Tailrace will probably be the only fishable water. Might be a crowd there, though the windy conditions maybe keep a few home. Good luck if you do venture out, we're all itching to wet a line.
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RE: Recent Rain
2012/03/03 09:47:21
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Im going to guess it high, but still fishable? Not sure but thats my guess from looking at the data
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RE: Recent Rain
2012/03/03 09:51:13
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I'm not real familiar w that particular guage but if you look at it over 120 days you can usually get a good idea, there's one other guage on that stream too, plus ones for the Yough on that site as well.
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RE: Recent Rain
2012/03/03 10:26:36
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ORIGINAL: FishinGuy
I'm not real familiar w that particular guage but if you look at it over 120 days you can usually get a good idea, there's one other guage on that stream too, plus ones for the Yough on that site as well.
Did you check it? Laurel Hill's gauge is fairly new, so it doesn't have historical data to compare to, and the data is often incomplete. Also, it only has gauge height, not cfs, which also makes it a little more difficult. Combined with the lack of a historical average, unless you know the creek, the gauge as it is will probably be of little use. K3D1D, While it's certainly not an exact science, take a look at the overall state map on the water data site, with the colored dots. While the Laurel Hill station is unranked (most likely due to its newness), all of the other stations in its area (except, of course, other unranked stations) are either in the 76-90% rating or the over 90% rating, meaning that every other stream is extremely high, though not flood stage. Based on this, you may be better off saving the Laurel Hill trip for a later date.
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RE: Recent Rain
2012/03/03 10:42:11
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I haven't driven across the upper end at Bakersville since Thursday afternoon but it was over the banks then. I'd guess you could fish it but if you must get out for trout I'd think Donegal Lake might be a better choice. It also is high but wasn't muddy on Thursday.
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RE: Recent Rain
2012/03/03 10:49:52
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Thanks cold, I am going to have to check them tomorrow. If it rains again trips cancelled for good, if not well I guess we will see what happens.
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RE: Recent Rain
2012/03/03 19:29:25
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I'm no authority, but I watch the gages of Laurel Hill & the Yough on a regular basis.
Here's the gage readings I look for to see if its worth burning the gas to go fishin'.
Laurel Hill Creek
400 CFS - If your desperate to get out.
200 CFS - Cast anywhere fishing.
80 to 150 CFS - Dry fly perfect.
Yough River
Any measurement below 2.5 Feet at the Ramcat gage.
Anytime it gets below 1.8 Feet is fantastic wading. It doesn't get there often during the rafting season.
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RE: Recent Rain
2012/03/03 21:00:57
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Well all the creeks seem to be dropping, guess I'll check what it looks like tomorrow morning to make sure it's not to bad
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RE: Recent Rain
2012/03/04 10:25:11
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Discharge at Yough Dam is at 2100 CFS for the next few days. That is way to high for fishing the tailrace. Discharge needs to be between 500 and 700 before you can wade safely.
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RE: Recent Rain
2012/03/04 22:57:40
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Wasn't planning on going to the yough, but thanks for the info  Did however go up to Laurel hill, managed to get one within ten minutes. Spent another 5 hours catching nothing but a cold, also my wader broke, but I got out for the first time so I was happy
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